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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 3d Falls, 4d & 8d (SG18, 19 & 21) tied to plain registered cover with Reg'D Bulawayo cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Bulawayo reg label. Typed address to Athens, (No Athens reception cachet). Double Crash. On reverse Bulawayo Reg'd 28 Jan 32, Cairo 12 Feb 32 transit Athens 14 Feb 32 receiving. Some light staining to edges. Very scarce.
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to plain cover with Gwelo 23 Jan 32 cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Bournemouth. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan 32 transit. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury even fewer from Gwelo. Slightly soiled. Very scarce.
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to plain cover with Fort Victoria 23 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Edinburgh. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan 32 transit. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury. Slightly soiled. Very scarce.
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 10d (SG22) tied to Springbok official illust cover with Salisbury 26 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Hand addressed to Walthamstow. No markings on reverse. Double Crash. One of only 150 carried from Salisbury. Slight edge wear.
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Northern Rhodesia 2d & 4d horiz joined pair (SG4 & 6), tied to Springbok official illust cover with Broken Hill 29 Jan 32 cds cancels. Typed address to Reading. Delayed by Double Crash. On reverse Reading 17 Feb 32 receiving. Light staining top edge otherwise very fine.
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Nyasaland 4d horiz joined pair (SG106?) tied to plain cover with Limbe 23 Jan 32 cds cancel. First Official Air Mail cachet. Typed address to Mbeya Tanganyika. Double Crash. On reverse Salisbury 27 Jan 32 transit. Mbeya 6 Feb 32 receiving. Top right corner missing otherwise fine & clean.
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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CAPE TOWN -LONDON FIRST REGULAR RETURN SERVICE
Southern Rhodesia 4d & 6d (SG19 & 20) tied to plain registered cover with Reg'd Bulawayo 28 Jan 32 cds cancels. First Official Air Mail cachet. Bulawayo reg label. Typed address to Port Bell Kenya. Double Crash. On reverse Reg'd Bulawayo 28 Jan, Nairobi 7 Feb 32 reg oval transit, 2 different Kampala Registered 8 feb 32 receiving. Some light tone marks otherwise fine & very scarce.
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LONDON CAPE TOWN EXPERIMENTAL CHRISTMAS FLIGHT
Southern Rhodesia 1d & 4d (SG16 & 19), on Springbok official illust cover tied with Salisbury 19 Dec 31 cds cancel. Experimental Flight official cachet applied twice. Typed address to Windhoek SWA. On reverse Johannesburg 21 Dec 31 transit, Windhoek-Kimberley 21 Dec receiving. Very fine & clean.
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LONDON-CAPE TOWN FIRST REGULAR SERVICE
GB 2d horiz joined pair & 3d (SG421 & 423), tied to Speedbird official illust cover with superb strikes of Croydon Aerodrome 20 Jan 1932 cds cancels. Typed address to Dodoma. On reverse Dodoma 28 Jan 32 receiving. Believed just 24 covers carried from Croydon to Dodoma. Very fine & clean. Display quality. Very Rare.
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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Why this lot?The search context gives no specific keywords or criteria, but this lot is a 1932 Imperial Airways first-flight cover from Mpika to Cape Town.
Collector insight · Lot 38
Why this lot?
Why it matches
The search context gives no specific keywords or criteria, but this lot is a 1932 Imperial Airways first-flight cover from Mpika to Cape Town.
What makes this lot interesting
It bears the official first-flight cachet and the record states that only a small number of covers were carried on this stage.
Catalogue facts
Northern Rhodesia 2d and 3d tied to a plain cover
Mpika 28 Jan 32 cancellation
Official “By Imperial Airways First Flight Mpika to Cape Town” cachet
Auction estimate: £24.00
Collector note
The SG catalogue value is £0.00 as supplied; the auction estimate is £24.00.
Northern Rhodesia 2d & 3d (SG4 & 5 ), tied to plain cover with Mpika 28 Jan 32 cds cancel. 'By Imperial Airways First Flight Mpika to Cape Town' official cachet. Typed address to Victoria West. Victoria West 16 Feb 32 cds on front for return to sender. On reverse Kimberley 2 Feb transit & Victoria West 4 Feb 32 receiving. Only a small number of covers carried on this stage of the flight. Very fine & scarce.
